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| Location: | Sammamish, Washington United States  |
| Established: | 1969 |
| Type: | Private |
| Total holes: | 27 |
| Tournaments hosted: | Sahalee Players Championship 1998 PGA Championship |
| Website: | sahalee.com |
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North & South Combined
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| Designed by: | Rees Jones |
| Par: | 72 |
| Length: | 6,955 yards (6,360 m) |
| Course Rating: | 74 |
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South & East Combined
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| Designed by | Rees Jones |
| Par: | 72 |
| Length: | 6,952 yards (6,357 m) |
| Course Rating: | 74 |
The Sahalee Country Club is a country club and golf course located in Sammamish, Washington, just outside of Seattle, USA. Sammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Sahalee Players Championship is an annual amateur Golf tournament The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for Rees Jones (born September 16, 1941) is a noted Golf course architect. In Golf, a par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes also called A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an Amateur Golfer s playing ability A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for In Golf, a par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes also called A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an Amateur Golfer s playing ability A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas A golf course consists of a series of holes each consisting of a Teeing ground, Fairway, rough and other hazards and a green with a pin and cup all designed for Sammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, United States. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sahalee is member-owned. In the Chinookan language Sahalee means "high heavenly ground". Chinookan refers to several groups of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. [1] The course hosted the 1998 PGA Championship, won by Vijay Singh of Fiji and the 2002 WGC-NEC Invitational, won by Craig Parry of Australia. The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is one of the annual World Golf Championships for male professional golfers Craig David Parry (born 12 January 1966 has been one of Australia's premier Golfers since turning professional in 1986 and has 23 career victories two of those wins being events For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The course architect is Ted Robinson. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Ted Robinson (born on July 19, 1957 in Queens New York) is an American Sportscaster. In preparation for the PGA Championship, Rees Jones redesigned the course in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Rees Jones (born September 16, 1941) is a noted Golf course architect. The course has been listed on Golf Digests Top 100 Courses list for over twenty years. Golf Digest is a monthly Golf Magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. The course is the host of the Sahalee Players Championship. The Sahalee Players Championship is an annual amateur Golf tournament
Sahalee was also to have hosted the 2010 PGA Championship. However, that was moved by the PGA of America to the Straits Course at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin because of financial support in the Pacific Northwest during the same year as the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and is the largest working sports organization Whistling Straits is one of two golfing destinations associated with The American Club, a luxury Resort located in nearby Kohler Wisconsin, Sheboygan is a city in and the County seat of Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Sahalee will host the 2010 United States Senior Open. The US Senior Open is one of the major championships in men's senior golf
General information
Since the course is private, guests can only play with a member. Green fees for guests are $85. The pro shop is open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time. House professional to the latter-->A pro shop is a sporting goods shop within a public or private-membership amateur sporting activities The dress code states that denim is not allowed and that a collared shirt required. Clothing is an aspect of Human physical appearance, and like other aspects of human physical appearance it has social significance Denim is a rugged Cotton Twill Textile, in which the Weft passes under two ( twi- "double" or more warp fibers In Clothing, a collar is the part of a Shirt, Dress, coat or Blouse that fastens around or frames the Neck. A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body Originally an item of underwear worn exclusively by men it has become in American English a catch-all term for slacks or non denim shorts are allowed. Metal spike shoes are not allowed; neither are groups of five. A shoe is an item of Footwear. Shoes may vary from a simple Flip-flop to a complex Boot. The course is open all year. The greens are aerated in May and September. The greens and fairways are both made of Poa grass. Poa is a Genus of about 500 Species of grasses native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include Cell phones are not allowed within 100 yards of the clubhouse.
History
Construction for the course began in 1967 and it opened in 1969. The first head professional of the course was Paul Runyan. PGA Tour wins (29 1930 (2 North and South Open, New Jersey Open 1931 (2 Metropolitan PGA Westchester Open Runyan was a PGA Tour player who won twice on the tour, played for the United States on the Ryder Cup team four times, and won the Senior PGA Championship in 1961 and 1962. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in men's senior Golf. In 2001 the old clubhouse was replaced with a new 43,000 square foot clubhouse. A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas The square foot is an Imperial unit / US customary unit (non- SI non- metric) of Area, used mainly in the United States
Course information
The course is made up of three sets of nine holes, the South nine, the North nine, and the East nine. PGA tournaments have been held on the combination of the South and North nines. The course is like many in the Pacific Northwest, tall evergreen, douglas-fir, and redcedar trees lining the narrow fairways. The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round Douglas-fir is the common name applied to coniferous Trees of the Genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. The course has many bunkers and several water hazards.
On average, each hole has five or six hazards. The East Course has two ponds that come into play on two of the holes. A pond is a body of water smaller than a Lake, both being examples of Terrain features Although the term pond is universally used to describe waterbodies that This is the same for the North Course and South Course. The North Course's fairways are slightly hilly, whereas the South Course and East Course have relatively flat fairways with the occasional hump to create an uneven lie.
The combination of the North and South courses creates a par 72 layout. From the black (back) tees, the course measures 6,955 yards (6,360 m) with a slope rating of 74/138. A tee is a stand used to support a stationary Ball so that the player can strike it particularly in Golf, Tee Ball, American football, and The slope rating of a golf course typically in the US is a measure of its difficulty for Bogey golfers The term comes from the fact that when playing on more difficult courses From the blue tees the course measures 6,754 yards (6,176 m) and has a slope rating of 73. 7/135. From the white tees the course measures 6,331 yards (5,789 m) with a slope rating of 71. 6/130. From the red tees the course measures 5,715 yards (5,226 m) with a slope rating of 73. 6/129. For the 1998 PGA Championship, the course played as a par 70 of 6,906 yards (6,315 m).
The combination of the South and East courses creates a par 72 layout. From the black tees the course measures 6,952 yards (6,357 m) with a slope rating of 74/138. From the blue tees the course measures 6,769 yards (6,190 m) with a slope rating of 73. 7/135. From the white tees the course measures 6,322 yards (5,781 m) with a slope rating of 71. 6/130. From the red tees the course measures 5,725 yards (5,235 m) with a slope rating of 73. 6/129.
The combination of the North and East courses creates a par 72 layout. From the black tees the course measures 6,931 yards (6,338 m) with a slope rating of 74/138. From the blue tees the course measures 6,769 with a slope rating of 73. 7/135. From the white tees the course measures 6,335 yards (5,793 m) with a slope rating of 71. 6/129. From the red tees the course measures 5,750 yards (5,260 m) with a slope rating of 73. 6/129.
As a par 70, Greg Kraft holds the course record of 65, which is five under par. Greg Kraft (born April 4, 1964) is an American Professional golfer on the PGA Tour. As a par 71, Robert Allenby holds the course record of 63, which is eight under par. Amateur wins (4 1989 (1 Australian Juniors Amateur Championship 1990 (2 Victorian Amateur Championship (Australia Riversdale Cup
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